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Awwww Snap!! Lol. Anyway that sounds like a good one Polly. If my library has it, I would give that one a shot. I never seem to be able to time it out right to participate in the discussions.... maybe for December I can get it together.

The Dog Of The South - Charles Portis :star4: A circa 1960's Arkansas nincompoop road trips to Belize in pursuit of his wife and his Ford Torino, both stolen by his ex friend Dupree. Hilarious. Outlandish yet believable cast of characters, wild dialogue, and everything told in ridiculous deadpan...

Apologies if this already was posted here somewhere. I saw it today and died laughing. Not literally, but... :)

From the public library : Against The Day - Thomas Pynchon The Dog of The South - Charles Portis

Dark Places - Gillian Flynn :star4: I thought this one was better than Gone Girl. Couldn't put it down. Werewolves In Their Youth :star3:+ Short story collection from a really gifted writer. Didn't love them all, but overall strongly liked.

Lol! I vaguely remember that movie!! Can't remember if it was funny or not... I will have to track it down.

You know.... now that you mention it.... his (non) acting style did sort of work in that movie. I think I am just sort of tired of the "Magical" white man as a movie theme. You know, Dances with Wolves, Last Samurai, Avatar, or even Tarzan for that matter. It seems like whenever you toss a white...

Werewolves In Their Youth - Michael Chabon

Ok, ok... I can't fault your taste in movies then! Some of your favorites are some of mine too. Just not 47 Ronin... Maybe I am biased against Keanu Reeves...

Have you seen many movies? No offense. I saw it, and I thought it was okay. Nothing really special. But, different strokes.

Dark Places - Gillian Flynn

A good way to tell if it is a first edition is if there is only one copyright date in the book. If there is only one date, it is typically a first edition, unless it is a collection of several works. Now what printing it is can be trickier.... try to cross reference it on Abe Books...

The Haunting Of Hill House - Shirley Jackson :star3:1/4 Sort of disappointing in that it really wasn't at all frightening or scary, but interesting to see the blueprint for just about every modern haunted house story laid out so perfectly. Jackson may not be scarier than the modern masters of...

For Military, I always recommend Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried." It is a moving semi-biographical account of his time as an infantryman in Vietnam.

^ glad you liked it! I am hoping my library gets more stuff from her.

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The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson The 50 Year Sword - Mark Z. Danielewski

That sounds like a movie I saw called "Hideaway". Starred Jeff Goldblum. Pretty creepy movie, if I recall...

Rose Gold - Walter Mosley :star4: I like the series, I like the protagonist, I love Mosley's style. Reading an Easy Rawlins mystery is like having a really close friend tell you a wild story about something that happened to them. 4 stars, even though this one felt like it got a little...